Role of turmeric and curcumin in prevention and treatment of chronic diseases: Lessons learned from clinical trials

AB Kunnumakkara, M Hegde, D Parama… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) has been used for thousands of years for the prevention and
treatment of various chronic diseases. Curcumin is just one of> 200 ingredients in turmeric …

COVID-19, cytokines, inflammation, and spices: How are they related?

AB Kunnumakkara, V Rana, D Parama, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cytokine storm is the exaggerated immune response often observed in viral
infections. It is also intimately linked with the progression of COVID-19 disease as well as …

Targeting the JAK/STAT signaling pathway using phytocompounds for cancer prevention and therapy

S Bose, S Banerjee, A Mondal, U Chakraborty… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a prevalent cause of mortality around the world. Aberrated activation of Janus
kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway …

Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin, and its analogs: Effective therapies against different chronic diseases

D Parama, M Boruah, K Yachna, V Rana, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Chronic diseases are a major cause of mortality worldwide, and despite the
recent development in treatment modalities, synthetic drugs have continued to show toxic …

Targeting apoptosis and autophagy following spinal cord injury: Therapeutic approaches to polyphenols and candidate phytochemicals

F Abbaszadeh, S Fakhri, H Khan - Pharmacological Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder associated with the loss of sensory and
motor function. Understanding the precise dysregulated signaling pathways, especially …

Honokiol for cancer therapeutics: A traditional medicine that can modulate multiple oncogenic targets

K Banik, AM Ranaware, V Deshpande… - Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
In spite of billions of dollars expended on cancer research every year, the incidence rate and
the mortality rate due to this widespread disease has increased drastically over the last few …

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy: from pathophysiology to progress in experimental studies

AV Catarina, G Branchini, L Bettoni… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Sepsis is an organ dysfunction caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response from the
host to an infection. Sepsis is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care …

Targeting STAT3 signaling pathway in cancer by agents derived from Mother Nature

CD Mohan, S Rangappa, HD Preetham… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins are latent transcription
factors that reside in the cytoplasm of several types of cells. In canonical signaling, upon …

Synthesis, reactions and application of chalcones: A systematic review

MA Shalaby, SA Rizk, AM Fahim - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Chalcones are a group of naturally occurring compounds that have biological effects that
include anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and antibacterial properties. Current chalcone …

Magnolol: A neolignan from the magnolia family for the prevention and treatment of cancer

AM Ranaware, K Banik, V Deshpande… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The past few decades have witnessed widespread research to challenge carcinogenesis;
however, it remains one of the most important health concerns with the worst prognosis and …